Bishop of the Devil

Myers was a little puzzled. Conley was technically worth more, but why did Richard choose Kwame Brown.

Although Kwame Brown can still play at the moment, he can't even be considered a starter in a garbage team like the Grizzlies. His value may not be much greater than a mid-second-round pick.

"By the way, by the way, let the Grizzlies exchange their 2008 second-round pick with our second-round pick. It just so happens that I am too lazy to waste time looking for other teams." Richard ordered again.

It just so happened that the Pirates didn't have enough pick No. 30 in the second round to select Dragic. Now that the Grizzlies were coming, Richard simply asked the Grizzlies to replace the second-round pick.

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Three days later, the Grizzlies reached a deal with the Warriors, sending Conley plus Darrell Arthur, who had a decent fighting ability, in exchange for a 10-year first-round pick and this year's second-round pick from the Warriors.

Richard is quite satisfied with this. The Warriors' first-round pick will definitely not be very high, but it won't be much lower either. It will definitely come in handy when the time comes.

As for Richard's proposal to use the second-round pick to trade the Grizzlies' second-round pick, the Grizzlies management was a little reluctant.

After all, the Grizzlies have the fifth overall pick in the second round, which can almost be used as the bottom pick in the first round...

After asking about Richard, they took a second-round pick from the Warriors and used the Warriors' second-round pick to trade with Richard.

Since then, the deal for Paul between the Grizzlies and the Pirates has been initially reached.

However, this deal cannot be officially announced at the moment, because the draft has not ended yet, the door to the trading market has not yet opened, and a contract cannot be signed now.

The Buccaneers sent Paul and the No. 30 pick in the second round of 2008, and received Kwame Brown, the No. 5 pick in the first round of 2008 from the Grizzlies, and the No. 14 pick in the second round of 2008 from the Warriors, plus a 10-year contract. First round pick.

To be honest, Nelson of the Warriors is actually the biggest winner this time.

They almost spent only one first-round pick in exchange for a potential point guard like Conley. This first-round pick was almost in the middle of the first round, so it was certainly valuable, but it was quite valuable in exchange for Conley. Good deal.

Nelson himself also likes players like Conley who are low-key, diligent and have solid basic skills.

Of course, the Buccaneers and Grizzlies didn't lose either.

"Myers, please disclose the contents of the transaction to Woj. We need the entire league to know the news, and then further expand the benefits of this transaction." Richard said with a smile.

"He? Is it the reporter named Adrian?" Miles said with a frown.

He didn't like this reporter named Adrian. In his opinion, this reporter was too utilitarian. He had created opportunities to meet Richard and himself several times before, just to get some first-hand information from him.

Now Richard actually wanted to take the initiative to reveal this news to Adrian.

"Yes, this reporter will be our mouthpiece in the future. Some news that is inconvenient for us to convey is best conveyed through him." Richard said with a smile.

The reporter Richard mentioned is quite clear to later generations of fans, that is, the famous Wo Shen.

In 2007, last season, Wo Shen resigned from ESPN and began playing for Yahoo Sports.

Wo Shen looked for Richard many times last season. After all, Richard is the most popular head coach in the league. If he can join Richard's line, Wo Shen's work will be carried out extremely smoothly.

The current Wo Shen is still unknown, just a nobody.

However, if he reports on the Paul trade between the Grizzlies and Pirates, it will probably be enough to make him popular in the old American sports circles.

After all, no one except the management of both parties knows the news...

In the later generations, Wo Shen would occasionally reveal some breaking news, which aroused the admiration of fans. However, in Richard's view, Wo Shen was actually similar to the role of the team's mouthpiece.

There are some things that are not convenient for the team to announce themselves, such as the current deal. For his next plan, Richard wants the entire league to know that the deal has been reached.

But he couldn't come forward in this matter. He had to let a third party come forward to announce the news.

At this point in time, Wo Shen is a good mouthpiece, through which he can convey the information he wants the outside world to know.

And Richard now wants Wo Shen to be the mouthpiece, not other reporters, actually because of Wo Shen's good reputation in future generations.

No matter how much news was revealed, Wo Shen never revealed his source of information, which is something Richard valued very much.

If we were to find another reporter, they might reveal that this was a self-reported news by the Pirates, which would be embarrassing...

Miles took the order and went to Wo Shen to deliver the news.

At six o'clock that evening, Wo Shen directly broke the details of this major transaction in the Yahoo Sports column!

This directly caused the NBA circle to have a sleepless night tonight. Richard received countless phone calls, including calls from the Bulls.

The Bulls were actually very confident in their bargaining chips, thinking that Richard would definitely choose them as a trading target. However, after waiting and waiting, they received such cruel news.

Richard did not respond directly to the inquiries from these teams. They all said that he was busy...

This kind of reply already tells these teams that the news revealed by Wo Shen is true!

Through the mouths of these team management, various media also confirmed that this column of Yahoo Sports was not wrong at all, and the Grizzlies and Buccaneers actually reached a deal.

Although it is not yet known whether the content of the transaction is true, judging from the conclusiveness of Wo Shen's words, there should be no big discrepancies.

What does it mean to become famous overnight? Wo Shen became famous overnight.

When the entire league was kept in the dark, a small columnist from Yahoo Sports directly broke the news about the deal, which directly brought Wo Shen into the eyes of various media and fans.

The next day, Wo Shen went on TV. When asked by the host about the source of the news, Wo Shen smiled shyly and did not answer the question.

No matter how the host asked, Wo Shen just didn't speak...

This is where Richard values ​​Wo Shen. If he were some pushy reporters, he might be able to sell the Pirates on TV.

In any case, now that the news has been successfully released, Richard can now start working on his next plan.

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The Timberwolves first came to contact Richard to see if the Pirates were willing to exchange draft picks with them.

That is, their third overall pick is exchanged for the Buccaneers' fifth pick, and they help each other select players. Of course, this requires some benefits from the Buccaneers.

Richard must have rejected the Timberwolves without saying a word. Now the Timberwolves still owe the Pirates a first-round pick from 2009. Richard will keep this fifth pick for use, and he will definitely not exchange it with the Timberwolves.

If the Bulls have such a need, then Richard can probably agree to it, but as long as the Bulls don't have sulfuric acid in their heads, they will definitely not trade the No. 1 pick for the No. 2 pick, unless their boss is completely in love with Richard, and It has to be the kind of love that you can’t help yourself from.

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After waiting for a few days, Richard saw that the target he was targeting did not actively look for him, so he simply asked Miles to contact him.

Richard's current target is the Sonics.

He wants to sell the No. 5 pick he has to the SuperSonics in exchange for SuperSonics' first-round pick next year, and by the way, he wants to trick SuperSonics into getting another first-round pick...

This No. 5 pick is actually quite tempting for the SuperSonics, that is, the Thunder.

If they can get the fifth pick, they will have the fourth pick and the fifth pick in this year's draft.

They can use these two picks to select Westbrook and Love.

These two people are university alumni. If they are captured at the same time, there is basically no need to run in. These two people can directly lead the Thunder to rise.

And for these two players, it is actually a good thing. After all, there is a brother in the team to take care of them. With the two of them working together, it is impossible for the old players to mess with these two newcomers.

I'm afraid that when they first join the team, they will be the dominant players in the team.

However, this matter is still quite risky for Richard, because by giving the Thunder the fifth pick, the Thunder may rise next season, which will result in their 2009 first-round pick not being high. It's a bit painful.

Richard had a bold idea in his mind, which could improve the Thunder's 2009 draft picks as much as possible and minimize the risks of this transaction.

Of course, Richard needs to have a good chat with the Thunder boss about this idea.